Dersingham
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| Coordinates | 52 ° 51 ′ N , 0 ° 30 ′ E | ||
| OS National Grid | TF 686 304 | ||
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| Residents | 4502 | ||
| surface | 37.6 km² (14.52 mi² ) | ||
| Population density: | 120 inhabitants per km² | ||
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| Post town | KING'S LYNN | ||
| ZIP code section | PE31 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | East of England | ||
| Shire county | Norfolk | ||
| Civil Parish | Dersingham | ||
Dersingham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk . The village is approximately 12 kilometers north of the city of King's Lynn and 70 kilometers northwest of the city of Norwich .
The parish has an area of 14.5 m² and the 2001 census recorded a population of 4,502 in 2,110 households. In terms of local government, the parish is part of the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk .
Sandringham House , a favorite holiday home for Elizabeth II and several of her predecessors, is south of Dersingham in the parish of Sandringham . Elizabeth II attended Dersingham Infant School to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee on February 6, 2012.
The nearby Dersingham Bog National Nature Reserve , managed by English Nature , is home to marshland around heather and woodland. Birds like the black siskin , the crossbill , the long-eared owl , the tree pipit , the sparrowhawk and the nightjar can be found here.
Sons and daughters of the village
- Arthur Bryant , historian and columnist for the Illustrated London News
- Phil Collins (* 1951), drummer, solo artist and singer of Genesis
- Thomas Kerrich (1748–1828), artist and antiquarian, was born here and became vicar in 1784
- Frederick Ralph (1836–1919), royal photographer
- Roger Meddows-Taylor (* 1949), drummer for the band Queen , was born in Dersingham.
- Ginger Baker (1939-2019), drummer, rented Dersingham Hall during his Baker Gurvitz Army tenure
Web links
- Dersingham Genuki Norfolk
- Dersingham NorfolkCoast.co.uk
- History of Dersingham windmills
Individual evidence
- ^ Ordnance Survey (2002). OS Explorer Map 250 - Norfolk Coast West . ISBN 0-319-21886-4 .
- ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes ( Memento from June 21, 2009 on WebCite ) ( MS Excel ; 107 kB) . Retrieved December 2, 2005.
- ^ Dersingham Infant and Nursery School welcomes the Queen . In: Lynn News , Monday 6 February 2012. Archived from the original on September 7, 2012 Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved February 7, 2012.
- ↑ Dersingham Norfolk . NorfolkCoast.co.uk. Archived from the original on July 18, 2006. Retrieved June 1, 2006.
